15 Oct Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement
When two doctors examine the same patient, why might they reach completely different diagnoses even though they trained at the same hospital, read the same research, and have the same years of experience?...
Science
15 Oct The Incredible Promise of Psychedelic Therapy
What if the single biggest obstacle to therapy working has nothing to do with the therapist, the patient, or the number of sessions?...
29 Sep Your Genes Affect Your Education
Posted at 12:47h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Big Think, Environment, Management, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Do you think two siblings raised in the same home, by the same parents, with the same opportunities, should turn out equally successful?...
29 Sep What is we could refreeze the Arctic?
Posted at 11:23h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Economics, Environment, Management, Other, Problem Solving, Science
Could we actually refreeze the Arctic, or is that just wishful thinking dressed up as science?...
29 Sep This is why we can`t have nice things
Posted at 10:54h
in Business, C1 - Advanced, Economics, Environment, Funny, Management, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Science, Technology, Veritasium
Can you name a product that was deliberately made worse after it was already perfected?...
29 Sep Think you have a «Type A» personality? Sorry, that`s fake news!
Posted at 10:30h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Braincraft, C1 - Advanced, Environment, Funny, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
Do you actually know where the Type A / Type B personality theory came from, or have you just always assumed it was solid science?...
29 Sep The Future of Augmented Reality
Posted at 10:02h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Environment, Fashion, Management, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Science, Technology
Could your company use AR right now, today, and you just haven't thought about it that way yet?...
28 Sep The 4 Things it Takes to be an Expert
Posted at 11:38h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Management, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
What does a chess grandmaster and someone who memorised 70,000 digits of pi actually have in common?...
28 Sep The Science of Thinking: System 1 Vs System 2
Posted at 11:32h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Management, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science, Veritasium
Do you actually think before you make decisions at work, or are you just pattern-matching on autopilot?...
01 Jun Game Theory: The Science of Decision-Making
If two competitors both stay silent, they both win. So why do people so often betray each other anyway?...